Mount Molloy vs Mowbray

Mowbray is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Mount Molloy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Molloy, most households are people living alone. In Mowbray, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mowbray: a median of $1.18 million, against $270,000 in Mount Molloy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Molloy tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mowbray suits families with children and couples.

Mount Molloy and Mowbray are both remote Queensland communities with similar distances to the CBD, but they differ significantly in economic profile and safety. Mowbray has a median household income of $75,816 compared to Mount Molloy's $53,612, and a notably lower crime risk score of 37 versus 80. Mount Molloy is considerably more affordable, with a median house price of $270,000 against Mowbray's $1,182,500, and skews toward an older population (median age 54 versus 43). The choice between them largely depends on whether affordability or higher income levels and lower crime risk matter more to you.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Molloy has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • Mowbray carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mount Molloy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($270,000 vs $1,182,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Molloy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (1281 min vs 1296 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mowbray

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Mount Molloy has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Molloy and Mowbray drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Molloy — Walkability: 0/100 Mowbray — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 63
Mount Molloy — Safety: 21/100 Mowbray — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 26 / 34
Mount Molloy — Low fire risk: 26/100 Mowbray — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mowbray has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $53,612); Mowbray has more residents (362 vs 266).

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Population 266 362
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +12.8%
Median age 54 43
Median household income $53,612/yr $75,816/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
0-4 4.9% / 7.5%
Mount Molloy — 0-4: 4.9% Mowbray — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 7.1% / 13.3%
Mount Molloy — 5-14: 7.1% Mowbray — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.6% / 3.9%
Mount Molloy — 15-19: 5.6% Mowbray — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 1.1% / 3.6%
Mount Molloy — 20-24: 1.1% Mowbray — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.8% / 7.2%
Mount Molloy — 25-34: 6.8% Mowbray — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 10.9% / 16.0%
Mount Molloy — 35-44: 10.9% Mowbray — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 16.5% / 16.3%
Mount Molloy — 45-54: 16.5% Mowbray — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 21.4% / 15.7%
Mount Molloy — 55-64: 21.4% Mowbray — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 16.9% / 12.7%
Mount Molloy — 65-74: 16.9% Mowbray — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 9.4% / 4.4%
Mount Molloy — 75-84: 9.4% Mowbray — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.5% / 0.8%
Mount Molloy — 85+: 1.5% Mowbray — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Molloy 56.6% lone person
Mount Molloy — Lone Person: 56.6% Mount Molloy — Couple Families: 31.6% Mount Molloy — One Parent Families: 7.9% Mount Molloy — Group Household: 3.9%
Mowbray 35.8% lone person
Mowbray — Lone Person: 35.8% Mowbray — Couple Families: 51.9% Mowbray — One Parent Families: 7.4% Mowbray — Group Household: 4.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Molloy 14.3% renting
Mount Molloy — Owned Outright: 49.0% Mount Molloy — Mortgage: 36.7% Mount Molloy — Renting: 14.3%
Mowbray 20.3% renting
Mowbray — Owned Outright: 42.2% Mowbray — Mortgage: 37.5% Mowbray — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 18.5%
Mount Molloy — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Mowbray — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 9.7%
Mount Molloy — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Mowbray — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.7%
Mount Molloy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Mowbray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.7%
Mount Molloy — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Mowbray — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
England 4.1% / 5.0%
Mount Molloy — England: 4.1% Mowbray — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 3.0%
Mount Molloy — New Zealand: 1.1% Mowbray — New Zealand: 3.0%
Germany 1.9% / 1.1%
Mount Molloy — Germany: 1.9% Mowbray — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Mount Molloy — Netherlands: 1.1% Mowbray — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.1%
Mount Molloy — Scotland: not among its largest Mowbray — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Molloy 96.2% houses
Mount Molloy — Houses: 96.2% Mount Molloy — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Molloy — Townhouses: 5.7%
Mowbray 79.5% houses
Mowbray — Houses: 79.5% Mowbray — Flats / Apartments: 20.5% Mowbray — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Median house price $270,000 $1,182,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mount Molloy Mowbray
New dwellings approved 76
across Mareeba
 48
across Douglas
Approvals change year on year -23% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Molloy Mowbray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mount Molloy carries more crime risk (79 vs 37).

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
85/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Molloy

  • Mount Molloy State School Government · Primary

Schools in Mowbray

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 40

Mobility

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1809.3 km 1808.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1296 min 1281 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
 0.9%
postcode 4877
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
 53
postcode 4877

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Car (driver) 75.3% / 71.6%
Mount Molloy — Car (driver): 75.3% Mowbray — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 19.9%
Mount Molloy — Worked from Home: 19.8% Mowbray — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Walked Only 4.9% / 2.1%
Mount Molloy — Walked Only: 4.9% Mowbray — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus — / 3.5%
Mount Molloy — Bus: not among its largest Mowbray — Bus: 3.5%
Bicycle — / 2.8%
Mount Molloy — Bicycle: not among its largest Mowbray — Bicycle: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Elevation 604 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
128 premises
same for both

Climate

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Average residential rate $1,628/yr $1,417/yr
Council Mareeba Douglas

Federal electorate

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Division Kennedy Leichhardt
Member Bob Katter Matt Smith
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP) Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Molloy Mowbray
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Molloy

Retirees Rural

Mowbray

Coastal Rural

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